‘Fancy breeding and selling a racehorse? Now could be the time. As the annual yearling sales season draws to a close, it’s fair to conclude that a decade on from the global financial crisis – when stallions’ stud fees were slashed by more than 50 per cent as yearling prices plummeted – thoroughbred sales are again surging, with Inglis reporting two consecutive record-breaking sales over the past few months, and Magic Millions chalking up its best weanling sale on the Gold Coast.’